Shen Tang discovered her Literary Heart and traveled with Qi Shan while learning about Xin Country’s destruction and Zheng Qiao’s rule. After helping free the Censor-in-Chief and hearing of the Shen…
Shen Tang and Qi Shan reached Xiaocheng, where an illustration commission drew them into an encrypted military formation and brought Shen Tang into contact with Gong Cheng. Shen Tang bought Chu Yao's…
Shen Tang’s wine-selling venture drew her into a battle with armed soldiers and a mystery about her past, while her companions faced dangerous revelations of their own. Qi Shan’s Master-Slaying…
Shen Tang and her companions planned to seize Sibao Prefecture’s tax silver, but her fight against local criminals led her into the mountains, where she rescued Lin Feng and uncovered a massacre…
Shen Tang established a village, took in survivors, and began building its strength by raising pigs and recruiting people. After buying a dead child and recruiting Lili, she learned more about…
Shen Tang discovered Lin Feng’s ability to store Heaven and Earth Qi, strengthened her ties with her companions, and prepared to intercept a Tax Silver convoy amid growing threats from the Northern…
Shen Tang’s group returned toward Xiaocheng as the Rebel Army invaded Sibao Prefecture, and Qi Shan confronted Governor Yan Cheng over the death of the friend whose identity he had taken. Qi Shan…
Shen Tang and her companions struggled to protect Xiaocheng from the Rebel Army’s siege and plague scheme while seeking to draw Zheng Qiao into the conflict. The National Seals revealed themselves…
Shen Tang’s group escaped Xiaocheng after Gongxi Chou’s Rebel Army destroyed the city, then joined Gu Ren’s forces and gathered with a coalition preparing to retake it. Shen Tang secured a place in…
Shen Tang reunited with Chu Yao and gained Gongshu Wu’s allegiance before the Alliance Army met Gongxi Chou in battle. She fought Gongxi Chou to a standstill by shattering the enemy shield, then woke…
Shen Tang learned the truth about Qi Shan’s bond to her and helped Gu Ren confront Shao Chong’s Gu Worm before securing the governorship of Heyin. As she gathered refugees and recruits, she began…
Shen Tang seized the Zhang clan’s armory, settled in Fugu, and moved against the powerful families who had exploited the city’s commoners. After the raids and trials, she began planning repairs, paid…
Shen Tang rebuilt Fugu’s civic life through an unusual labor market, a sports meet, and a dazzling festival while pursuing justice for Yu Zi. Xu Xie arrived from Tianhai, recognized the value of Shen…
Shen Tang expanded Heyin’s trade and farming, then contained a plague caused by both disease and Gu Worms. Her investigation led her to Zhang He, whose account of a stolen coffin and the Gongxi Clan’s…
Shen Tang prepared Heyin for a flood of refugees and led an allied force to relieve Luxia Prefecture. After defeating the bandits and surviving an attack inside the city, she learned that Jiang Sheng…
Shen Tang built Heyin’s prosperity, then accepted a royal transfer to Longwu and left Xu Xie in charge. In Longwu, she began rebuilding the frontier and aiding its people while tensions with the pass…
Shen Tang secured a chance to command Yonggu Pass, then led a delegation into Ten Crows while protecting the tribute women and maneuvering around the Princess’s secret pregnancy. When rival princes…
Shen Tang raided Ten Crows tribes, gathered starving refugees to her cause, and used a mysterious stele to spread a message against their rulers. The refugees began to see their oppression as a…
Shen Tang’s forces exploited divisions among the Ten Crows as Lin Feng killed the Twelfth Prince, while Yan An’s attempt to kill Zheng Qiao ended in his own death. Gongxi Chou sent Gongxi Lai to the…
Gongxi Chou avenged his clan and learned the truth about his father before turning toward the Clan Land. Meanwhile, Shen Tang’s forces devastated the Ten Crows capital, and Yan Xingning’s sacrifice…